 RomanW70 (180), Providence, Rhode Island, USA
May 16, 2008 Pouras dark, dark brown with a thick tan head. Strong sweet coffee aroma. Intitia taste of dark roast coffee, sliding smoothly into a huge, lastng bitter finish. The coffee really dominates here. Medium carbonation and silky mouthfeel. Excellent beer.
Pinball (82), Allerød, Denmark
May 16, 2008 Great aroma, looks great too, flavor is as advertised, i’d love one of those for breakfirst, if i had a hangover. One of the best stout i’ve tasted, it is a bit on the smokey end of the spectre. I had a chance to check it hed2head against ølfabrikken’s porter (bottle version) and ØF’s brew was more balanced, but also had a sour/aged tone, which this one had not. Mikkeler’s BGB stout is a little better imo. Great brew. i’m going to stash up.
LooseCannon (520), Norfolk, Virginia, USA
May 10, 2008 Thanks to Immy!!!! 22oz bottle. Pours pitch black in color with dark brown head. Aroma of black coffee and dark chocolate. Taste of coffee, dark chocolate and roasted malt with bitter finish. WOW thanks Tim.
jcwattsrugger (3381), Florida and, New Jersey, USA
May 9, 2008 22oz bottle-pours a thick creamy brown head and black color. Aroma is roasty, dark malt, oatmeal. Taste is roasty, dark malt-chocolate/coffee beans, alcohol, lactose. Bitter/acidic in the finish. Nicely done but not my style.
Ofortuna (266), Grafton, Wisconsin, USA
May 8, 2008 From my backlog. Decent head and lacing with the strong aroma of bitter coffee and hops. Signature Mikkeller odd mineral character that I find present in most of their beers. Not to my liking when combined with the style of hops in this one. I do really enjoy the coffee flavour and bitter finish which I was hoping for in this style. Decent mouthfeel and body, but would’ve liked to have seen some type of silky or creamy character on the palate. Nice use of specialty malts with a wonderful slightly smokey/bitter/roasted flavour.
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